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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2006Cruising cats: hanging out on the anchor
Today we left the marina at Orange Beach, Alabama and now are at anchor near Fort Walton Beach, Florida. We passed islands with snow white beaches and the water is becoming more and more clear. Now, we are at anchor by a barrier island. From up on our fly bridge we can glimpse the water of the Gulf of Mexico on the other side. When we had set the anchor, we left the doors opened and Rosie and Cinder had free reign of the boat, including the outside decks, for the first time on this trip. They were reluctant at first and cautiously stepped out. Once outside, they sniffed everything and tried out several good napping and observation spots. Both voluntarily came in at dusk after enjoying the fresh air and view. Rosie asked that I tell Cap'n Pine Cone that she will volunteer to teleport to demonstrate to his inventory officer how to open boat cabinets. Annie, crew for Rosie & Cinder > They were reluctant at first and cautiously stepped out. Once outside, they > sniffed everything and tried out several good napping and observation spots. > Both voluntarily came in at dusk after enjoying the fresh air and view. > Rosie asked that I tell Cap'n Pine Cone that she will volunteer to teleport > to demonstrate to his inventory officer how to open boat cabinets. > Annie, crew for Rosie & Cinder For crying out loud, don't do it, Rosie. Pam S. scared of the chaos that would happen if they learned that. Come on over Rosie. The fat wench has everything closed up. Cap'n Pine Cone esq. > Come on over Rosie. The fat wench has everything closed up. You need cabinet doors open? Why didn't you say so before. I have a Master's Degree on opening doors! Fez.  SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com ... >> Rosie asked that I tell Cap'n Pine Cone that she will volunteer to >> teleport to demonstrate to his inventory officer how to open boat [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Come on over Rosie. The fat wench has everything closed up. > Cap'n Pine Cone esq. Keeping the crew in line here is a full-time job for Cinder and me, and the crew keeps a close eye on our whereabouts, but I could slip out when the crew is asleep. Just send a message via the Mothership to let me know when you'd be ready. Opening the cupboards is like a gravity test. The hoomins don't always appreciate our efforts, but it's necessary to keep the crew and non-boating slaves alert and the quarters in shipshape. Rosie, co-captain of Genesis Me too, me too. Rosie thinks she's so smart opening the cabinets, but I'm the one who can use the litter box for both functions, cover up nicely, step out and throw up into a towel provided by a crew member with the boat rocking and rolling the whole time. I could conduct a balance drill. Cinder, co-captain of Genesis Pam, We are looking forward to meeting you and Rob and whoever else you bring along in person when we get in your neighborhood. Annie, crew for Rosie & Cinder > Keeping the crew in line here is a full-time job for Cinder and me, and the > crew keeps a close eye on our whereabouts, but I could slip out when the [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > along in person when we get in your neighborhood. > Annie, crew for Rosie & Cinder Way Kewl! Just give us a smidge of warning if possible. We'll do our best to be there. The cats don't need help to open the cupboards, though a balance drill could help some of them. <Pushes Qui Gun away before he can arrange a meeting for cupboard opening lessons> Pam S. > Way Kewl! Just give us a smidge of warning if possible. We'll do our > best to be there. The cats don't need help to open the cupboards, though > a balance drill could help some of them. <Pushes Qui Gun away before he > can arrange a meeting for cupboard opening lessons> > Pam S. I think we may be too late. Shortly after the post she dictated to me, Rosie was briefly missing. She turned up in the head (boatspeak for bathroom) and had shredded the roll of toilet paper. She had never done this before, so I suspect someone on the mouser cruise was exchanging information with her. We are now at anchor on Florida's west coast (just out of Tarpon Springs), having arrived this morning after 30 non-stop cruising hours. I'll post a cruising cats update as soon as I recover. Annie, crew for Rosie and Cinder >> Way Kewl! Just give us a smidge of warning if possible. We'll do our >> best to be there. The cats don't need help to open the cupboards, though [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >I'll post a cruising cats update as soon as I recover. >Annie, crew for Rosie and Cinder Do you think you'll make it up as far as Washington DC? We could have a party!! Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita I'll post a cruising cats update as soon as I recover. >>Annie, crew for Rosie and Cinder >> > Do you think you'll make it up as far as Washington DC? We could have > a party!! > Jane > - owned and operated by Princess Rita Jane, We will be in the area, but may not have time to go that far up the river unless we change our plans and spend the summer on the East Coast this year. Our current plans take us on up to N.Y. and through the canal system and on up into Canada and the Great Lakes for summer. We expect to exit Lake Michigan in September and take the Inland Waterway down to Mobile, Alabama. Then, we will decide if we will do it again or if we will go back to Texas. With fuel prices and marina fees going up so fast, we may not have a choice. Our average speed is 7.5 mph. and we often get delays for weather, so it takes us a long time to get anywhere. We try to make the ride as comfortable as possible for us as well as for Rosie & Cinder. If we wait too long to get into the Great Lakes, we may not be able to get out by September.I'd love to meet as many of the group as possible, and a party in D.C. would be great, but we'll have to see when we get closer to that part of the country. Annie > Today we left the marina at Orange Beach, Alabama and now are at anchor > near Fort Walton Beach, Florida. We passed islands with snow white beaches [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > cabinets. > Annie, crew for Rosie & Cinder Good to hear from the cruising kitties again. I was just thinking the other day that we hadn't heard from them in a while. I guess we can't get pictures of these adventures? > Good to hear from the cruising kitties again. I was just thinking the > other day that we hadn't heard from them in a while. I guess we can't get > pictures of these adventures? Hi Bill, I'm taking photos, but don't know how to post them for people to see. I'm hoping to do a Web site, but, believe it or not, haven't had time to figure out how to do that, either. It's next to impossible to get a photo of Cinder. First, she is black. Second, she is camera shy. All I have to do is get the camera out, and she's gone. Annie, crew for Rosie & Cinder >> Good to hear from the cruising kitties again. I was just thinking the >> other day that we hadn't heard from them in a while. I guess we can't get [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Annie, crew for Rosie & Cinder How about posting photos on Webshots, until you work out your own web site thingy? http://www.webshots.com/ SignatureChristine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/chkr63 > How about posting photos on Webshots, until you work out your own web site > thingy? > http://www.webshots.com/ >> Christine in Vantaa, Finland That is a great site, but it looks like I would lose control of the copyright to my photos. I'm getting some pretty good shots, and if I get a chance to publish any of this, I'd like to have the rights to the photos and the text. Annie, crew for Rosie & Cinder > Today we left the marina at Orange Beach, Alabama and now are at anchor > near Fort Walton Beach, Florida. We passed islands with snow white [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > cabinets. > Annie, crew for Rosie & Cinder Sounds lovely! > Today we left the marina at Orange Beach, Alabama and now are at > anchor near Fort Walton Beach, Florida. We passed islands with snow [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > inventory officer how to open boat cabinets. > Annie, crew for Rosie & Cinder I'm so glad you decided to take the cats with you. I'm really enjoying your posts and it's good to know the captains are happy. <g> SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Today we left the marina at Orange Beach, Alabama and now are at anchor near > Fort Walton Beach, Florida. We passed islands with snow white beaches and [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > to demonstrate to his inventory officer how to open boat cabinets. > Annie, crew for Rosie & Cinder Sounds lovely! 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